Peg and ring game apparatus



Jan. 19, 1954 H. 1.. WARD 2,666,642

PEG AND RING GAME APPARATUS ,Filed Jan. 25, 1950 FIG. 4

I I A .L I [l 19 A q 19 1a 20 1s INVEN TOR. H. L. WARD ATTORNEY Patented Jan. 19,;1954

- UNITED STAT-Es PATENT OFFICE 2,666,642 1 PEG AND RING GAME APPARATUS Howard Lee Ward, Evansville, Ind; Application January. 23, 1950, Serial No. 140,095

' l This invention relates to improvements in games and more particularly to a game of the character known as quoits wherein an annular member is tossed at a substantially vertically disposed target such as a peg or post in an effort to drop the annulus over the target in surrounding relationship thereto.

Dependent upon the size or internal diameter of the annular members employed in the game, and the'distance such members are tossed, particular skill is required in accomplishing a perfect throw, commonly called a ringer, and it is accordingly a major object of the present in vention to provide a secondary target intimately associated with the usual peg or post, whereby tosses which are not sufliciently accurate to 'result in ringers may fall within said secondary target and thus be scored for the player.

It is a further object of the invention to provide an improved game of the character set forth where a cup-like receptacle is mounted upon the usual peg or post, the internal'diameter and height of the container being sufficient to receive and retain .there in a plurality of the annular members employed in playing the game. It is afurtherobjectof the invention toprovide novel means for mounting a receptacle upon. a post sothat itmayiunction as a secondary orauxiliarytarget in the manner contemplated herein. p v

A still furtherobject of the present invention is to provide a novel receptacle formed from a blanket sheet, material, and especially. designed for convenientattachment to a post. 7 z 7 It is a still further object of the present invention to provide an improved target of the character with which we are presently concerned which may be conveniently moved from place to place and be readily inserted in the ground at a desired location where the game is to be played.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following specification taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a combined post -3 claims. (Cl. 273-100) and receptacle illustrating one embodiment of the invention; V

Fig. 2, a side elevation of the device disclosed in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3, a horizontal sectional view taken in the line 33 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4, a vertical sectional view taken through i a pair of opposed combined posts and receptacles illustrating the manner of playing the game; and,

Fig. '5, a detail plan view of a blank illustrating the manner of forming the receptacle of the instant invention.

As shown in the drawing, each combined post and receptacle includes a post l0, preferably metallic, of suitable length and diameter. The upper extremity of this post may be slightly beveled as indicated at H and the lower extremity I 2 thereof is sharply pointed to permit of ready insertion into the ground.

In the embodiment of the game illustrated, the annular members have been disclosed as metallic washers, W, of comparatively small size and, of necessity, the diameter of the post I!) is such as to be conveniently receivable within said washer. It will be understood that while the size of the annular members W and the diameter of the post 'form no part of the present invention, since these proportions may be varied at will through reasonable limits, the skill required in playing the game increases proportionately as the diameters of the annularplaying memberis reduced.

- A receptacle l3 is-mounted upon the post l0, intermediate the length thereof and not too far removed from the upper extremity l'l. Preferably this receptacle includes a vertically disposed peripheral wall I 4 providedwith opposed arcuate flanges l5 which are intended to embrace the post it. .To secure the'receptacle upon the post, the flanges ii are provided, with spaced apertures l6 and the post I0 is complementarily apertured, screws,.rivets or other suitable .fasw tening members-l1 being employed to provide a rigid and serviceable device.

Preferably the receptacle I3 is so positioned upon the post l0 that, when the post is inserted in the ground, the bottom of the receptacle will be immediately above the surface of the earth.

As shown more particularly in Fig. 3 of the drawing, the bottom of the receptacle l3 comprises a plurality of spaced ears 18 providing sufllcient surface to retain within the receptacle such annular members W as may be successfully tossed therein. By such an arrangement convenient drainage may be obtained and, since it is contemplated that the combined post and receptacle may be manufactured from suitable metal properly protected against deterioration, the device may be permitted to remain out of doors and exposed to the elements.

It has been found that the receptacle l3 may be conveniently cut or stamped from a flat blank of sheet material, as indicated more particularly in Fig. 5. From an examination of this figure of the drawing it will be readily apparent that the flanges l5 and spaced ears l8 may be formed integrally with a rectangular central portion forming the peripheral wall portion [4. Each ear includes angularly inclined side walls l9 and an arcuate base or end wall 20, thus insuring that, upon assembly, appropriate spaces will be provided for drainage purposes.

With the preformed blank, as above described, creation and mounting of the receptacle is apar tlcularly simple matter. The flanges 15 are bent along the dotted lines Hill, and are then brought into substantially abutting relationship, thus creating the circular peripheral wall 14 The flanges are then secured to the post I0 and the ears l8 are then bent inwardly alQIig the dotted lines [8a to a position substantially perpendicular to the peripheral wall [4.

In the playing of the improved game contemplated herein, combined posts and receptacles are positioned in the ground in opposed positions A and B, as indicated more particularly in Fig. 4 of the drawing. Participants then take their places at the opposed positions and each takes his turn, with a given number of annular members W, and seeks to ring the post 10 inthe p.-.- posite position or, failinglto do this, to toss his playing members so accurately that they will fall into the receptacle attached to said post. Inthis figure of the drawing, one annular member W has been illustrated as, a ringer restingagainst the upper edge of the attached, receptacle and a second one is disclosed within said receptacle. Scoring may be as desired with ringers and upped m mbers scoring an appr priately .different number of points. With relatively small annular members, such as the washers illustrated, particular skill is required to achieve a commendable score,

It wil be o vious to those skilled in theiert ha various chan es ma be made th invention houtde ar in from the spirit andseone thereof and therefore the invention isnot =1imited y that wh ch, s shown in the drawingsor by that; which is disclosed in the specificationbut n y as ndi ated/in theaphended claims.

W hat is] claimed is:

1 i, In a. game devicena vertically; disposed post provided with asharpened lower-extremity, .a receptacle, attached to said postintermediate the extremities. thereof, said receptacle comprising a vertically .disposedrperipheral wallineluding opposed arcuate, flanges engaging opposite, sides of said post, saidifiangeswand vpostubeing provided with aligned spaced apertures for the reception or fastening members, a plurality of inwardly directed ears on the lower edge of said peripheral the extremities, said receptacle comprising a ver-- tieally disposed peripheral wall, flanges on said peripheral wall whereby said receptacle may be attached, '60- said post, a plurality of inwardly directed ears on the lower edge of said peripheral wall forming a bottom for said receptacle, said ears being spaced from each other to permit drainage, the interior diameter of said receptacle beinggreater than the exterior diameter of said annular members, whereby said members are reeeivah e h r in.

'3. In, a game, device, a combined post having a sharpened lower extremity adapted to be inserted the groundand a receptacle attached to said post intermediate the extremities thereof, said receptacle comprising a single piece of sheet Ina erial including a substantially rectangular port n term nat ng in pert flanges and provided witha plurality of spaced ears along an edge wall there f, a h ar includ a s y inclined side walls and. an arcuate end wall, and a n ality oi annular mem t be oss d ov r saidpost, the interior diameter of each, of said annular memb r be n ereate ithan t e diameter of said po t andthe int rior diam e of sa d receptaolebeing greater than the exterior diameter of each ofsa d-ann larm mb rs.

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